Mining input cost inflation eases to 3.7% in August
Cheaper fuel, chemicals and electricity in August slowed the rise in mining costs, but gold and PGM mines faced input cost inflation of 4.2%, the highest in the industry.
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Gold, platinum group metals, coal, chrome, manganese, iron ore and farm exports, and the rail and port links that carry them out of the country.
Cheaper fuel, chemicals and electricity in August slowed the rise in mining costs, but gold and PGM mines faced input cost inflation of 4.2%, the highest in the industry.